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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-12-06 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Baby Blue and Mineral Grey | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 10.45 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has a general score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than the Moto G31's overall score of 77. These phones work with Android OS, but Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and Moto G31 has Android 11 version. Galaxy A8 Star is a incredibly older and just a little heavier cellphone than Moto G31, but Samsung was able to build it somewhat thinner anyway.
The Moto G31 features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a bit larger screen, a quite higher screen pixels density and a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2400px. Samsung Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bit faster CPU than Motorola Moto G31, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the Samsung Galaxy A8 Star also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The Moto G31 features more storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Moto G31 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 1 TB. The Moto G31 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not so good for low-light captures and video, and they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Moto G31 also counts with a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
The Moto G31 has greater battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3700mAh.
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